Los Angeles Dodgers all-star game selections Clayton Kershaw (left) and Zack Greinke (second from left) and Dee Gordon (second from right) and Yasiel Puig pose with National League jerseys before the game against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports

With Yasiel Puig's 34 multi-hit games, the only batters to record more multi-hit games in their first 75 were Joe DiMaggio (38 in 1936) and Ichiro Suzuki (38 in 2001), since 1916. Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports

Yasiel Puig is benched Aug. 28 after his second plate appearance by manager Don Mattingly during their game against the Cubs. Says Puig after the game: "I wasn't preparing properly in outfield and [it] was good decision [to] take me out." Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA TODAY Sports

After being benched, Yasiel Puig is called upon to pinch-hit in the eighth inning and snapped a slump and silenced speculation he's in the doghouse. The rookie sensation hits a tiebreaking home run to help the Dodgers beat the Marlins 6-4 on Aug. 20. Lynne Sladky. AP

In the Dodgers heated series with the Diamondbacks, Yasiel Puig collides with catcher Miguel Montero as he attempts to score a run on July 9. Montero gives Puig the finger wag after the collision. Christian Petersen, Getty Images

Members of the Dodgers, including a trainer and manager Don Mattingly (center), checks on right fielder Yasiel Puig who is injured fielding a fly ball during the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies on July 3. Chris Humphreys, USA TODAY Sports

Yasiel Puig ends his sensational first month in the major leagues with his first four-hit game. He also finishes June with 44 hits, surpassing the 42 by Pittsburgh's Bob Elliott in September 1939 for the second-most in a player's first full calendar month in the major leagues. Joe DiMaggio had 48 in May 1936. Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports

In his first week in the majors, Yasiel Puig is named NL player of the week. His week: .464 batting average, 4 home runs, 10 RBI, 27 total bases and two outfield assists. Gary A. Vasquez. USA TODAY Sports

... In his next at-bat, Puig hits a two-run homer in the sixth innnig. Puig becomes just the second player in major league history to post a two-homer, five-RBI game within his first two games in the big leagues. The only other player to do that was Dino Restelli with the 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates. Jason Redmond, AP

With one out and the potential tying run on first base in the ninth, Padres' Kyle Blanks flies out to right field. Yasie Puig makes the catch and throws a laser to first to double-up Chris Denorfia to end the game and preserve a 2-1 win on June 3. Harry How, Getty Images